Meta thinks it can charge up to $17 per month to eliminate ads on Facebook and Instagram
The move could appease European regulators concerned with data collection practices
Apple forced to lock down App Store in China, VPN loophole won't work anymore
Big apps like YouTube, Facebook, and X won't be available anymore
Scandium-based "nuclear" clock could provide unprecedented time measurement precision
Atomic resonance so narrow that it doesn't lose a second in 300 billion years
Forward-looking: Atomic clocks are extraordinarily precise and intricate timekeeping devices, capable of maintaining accuracy without losing a second over hundreds of millions of years. Currently, researchers are actively exploring the development of potential nuclear clocks that could offer even greater precision and reliability in time measurement.
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 reviews are in: more niche every day
Targeted at creators and professionals, the Surface Studio 2 adds a dedicated neural chip for local AI processing, a brighter 120Hz screen, more ports, and a microSD card slot. However, its high price and its 80W GPU prevent it from being a clear-cut success.
Samsung T9 portable SSD debuts: faster, stronger, overpriced
The Samsung T9 is the latest iteration of the company's well-regarded external SSD drives. It features a new USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface, achieving up to 2,000 MB/s in transfer speeds.
Grab Microsoft Office for only $33, available for Windows and Mac
Over 85% off for a limited time
Netflix is planning (another) price hike since the last one in early 2022
Ad-free Netflix could cost more soon
A Florida company called "X" is suing Elon Musk's X over trademark infringement
It's unlikely to be the only one
Additive manufacturing and math could revolutionize PC liquid cooling
Better cooling performance, lower pump power draw, and cheaper to make
Windows 11 still lags Windows 10 in overall market share
Windows 10 remains the most widely adopted desktop OS by a wide margin
VeraCrypt open-source disk encryption utility gets big update
After a lengthy development phase, VeraCrypt 1.26.7 brings bug fixes, updated algorithms, EMV support, and numerous back-end improvements. This version also drops support for TrueCrypt encrypted volumes.
Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete, ending repairs and servicing
Software support ended in 2018
A fan-made Portal 2 VR mod is currently in development
Fully playable in single-player, co-op and room-scale modes still in development
Astronomers express concerns over light pollution from massive new satellite
BlueWalker 3 is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
Cyberpunk 2.0: Phantom Liberty Optimization Guide: Boost FPS by 40%
With the new Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty expansion, we're bringing you a fresh optimization guide that goes through every setting in the game to see how to best improve performance.
Meta trained its AI assistant using your public Facebook and Instagram posts
Private posts and conversations were excluded
Be warned: iPhone 15 users report BMW's wireless phone charger kills its NFC chip
It's an unrepairable problem without a quick solution
Saturn's rings may be the remnants of two moons that collided
Planet's current moon system may have also emerged from past collision
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Google's "Privacy Sandbox" is still ad tracking tech, the EFF warns
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Mobile data rankings: the US is very expensive, Israel has the cheapest data plans
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Apple briefly considered buying Bing from Microsoft
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WINDOWS
Windows 7-to-11 free upgrade is done after 7 years, we think
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CHIP MAKING
Intel's latest EUV chip production could help it retake the lead in the semiconductor race
FBI indicts three in insider trading scheme that utilized Xbox 360 chat to hide comms
Ringleader could be looking at as much as 165 years in prison
New Horizons probe enters low-activity mode for extended mission into the Kuiper Belt
The spacecraft that captured spectacular Pluto sunsets has a new, extended mission
PSA: Filling heatpipes with a sodium-potassium alloy is not a good idea
Possibly the most dangerous CPU cooler ever created
Deal alert: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X drops to $149
The six-core Ryzen 5 5600X is now available for as low as $149 and it comes with the Wraith cooler included. This may be a good upgrade option for those with older AM4 CPUs or a new budget gaming build.
New Chromebook Plus laptops will have premium hardware and exclusive AI software
They will go on sale later this month in the US. Canada, and Europe
FEMA and the FCC to test national emergency alert systems on October 4
Mobile users cannot opt out of the test
Tokyo retailers sound the alarm on potential graphics card drought
Demand for the high-end Lovelace cards is outpacing supply in Japan
Intel Core i5-14600K leaked benchmarks show 5.7GHz overclocked speed
Intel's 14th-gen desktop CPUs are coming later this month
OpenAI competitor Mistral brings open-source language models back to the forefront
The unmoderated AI is faster than the competition and can be used by anyone, anywhere
Booking.com "technical issue" leads to months-long payment delays for hoteliers
The company recorded $5.5 billion in revenue and a profit of $1.3 billion during Q2
Google's "Privacy Sandbox" is still ad tracking tech, the EFF warns
True privacy-abiding browsers have already rejected the technology
A hot potato: The hotly debated "Privacy Sandbox" tech is Google's solution to the universal hate reserved for third-party cookies and behavioral advertising. The Sandbox brings several new technologies including the Topics API, which would classify users in interest-based categories by carefully watching what they do and where they go on the web.
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Why GPUs are the New Kings of Cache. Explained.
In the space of four years, GPUs have gone from having a few megabytes of cache to over tenfold that figure. Why did this happen and what benefits has it brought us?
The Steam survey has a new top graphics card
Not the first time it's been number one
Apple says iPhone 15 overheating issues will be addressed in an upcoming iOS update
The overheating poses no threat to user safety or device integrity
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